Clayton Schmidt raised his head and looked at the sky, letting out a sigh.
The sound of the sigh was reminiscent of Stone Schroeder, full of righteous energy, helplessly asking the heavens with fervor.
"Do what you can; unseen struggles will only bring needless worry."
It was only as Ethan Smith prepared to leave that he heard Clayton Schmidt's leisurely voice.
Ethan Smith felt a chill in his heart. What could he have seen to make this invincible figure of the Age of Desolation, Clayton Schmidt, sigh so wistfully?
"Maybe it's time to take a journey to the Lower Realm."
Clayton Schmidt said softly, then disappeared before Ethan Smith's eyes.
...
"Brother Ken Middleton, Predecessor Schmidt seems to want me to take a journey to the Lower Realm, but hasn't provided specific reasons. If I'm to go to the Lower Realm, how should I proceed?"
Before the final battle in the Holy Region, he was unaware of the existence of Crane, Dawn Frost, and others.
